Median distance for CLA placement types
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The median distance of each placement type for children looked after in England on 31 March each year.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after: A focus on placement location
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 70
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Median distance
- Filters
- Type of placement for all CLA
- Time period
- 2015 to 2024
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_name | country_code | placement_type | median_distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Foster care | 5.5 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Placed for adoption | 16.5 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Placed with parents or other person with parental responsibility | 0.6 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Secure homes and childrens homes | 17.8 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Independent and semi-independent living arrangements / supported accommodation | 4.0 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| median_distance | Median distance |
| placement_type | Type of placement for all CLA |
Footnotes
- In 2024 there were 153 local authorities and 13 secure units in England, therefore most placements will inevitably be outside the local authority boundary.
- The category 'Independent and semi-independent living arrangements/ supported accommodation' reports data for young people in placements in former semi-independent living arrangements and living independently up to and including 2023. From 2024 all placements are supported accommodation (registered with Ofsted). From 28 October 2023 it became illegal for young people to be placed in former semi independent and independent living placements. Supported accommodation providers were required to submit a completed application to Ofsted by 28 October 2023. In 2024, young people who were placed in former semi independent and independent living placements with providers who had not submitted a completed application by the deadline are reported within the 'Other' category.
- The average distance relates to the median average.
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